Spam filtering increased at campus border
by J. Bell, Computing and Network Services
published May 9, 2006
On May 5, spam filtering on the central e-mail system was modified so that
e-mail marked at a spam score of eight or above began being blocked at the
campus border. This process is now eliminating about 17 percent of the
spam coming in from off-campus, before it reaches any K-Staters' e-mail inboxes.
This is a 7 percent increase in spam removal since mid-April.
Take the IT services satisfaction survey
by A. Hagedorn, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 9, 2006
An IT satisfaction survey is being distributed to all K-Staters today.
The online survey
is available for a full week and only takes about five minutes to complete. It will provide information technology staff with
data about services that are important to K-Staters as well as IT areas in need of
improvement. The survey is anonymous, and all responses will remain confidential.
Open meeting May 19 on transition to Trend Micro
by A. Hagedorn, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 9, 2006
K-State's Trend Micro transition team will host an informational meeting
9:15-10:30 a.m. Friday, May 19, in the Hemisphere Room, 501 Hale Library.
All K-Staters are encouraged to attend to
- Learn more about the transition from Symantec AntiVirus to Trend Micro over the next five months.
- Find out about training and other important dates for system administrators.
CHECK conference registration $70 through Friday
by E. Perez, Information Technology Assistance Center
published May 9, 2006
The Conference on Higher Education Computing in Kansas
(CHECK) is scheduled May 23-24 in the K-State Student Union. This conference is open to all Kansans.
The registration cost is $70 through May 12 ($100 thereafter) and
includes all conference materials, refreshment breaks, parking permit (if requested),
reception food (cash bar), and lunch May 24. Related links:
Microsoft products added to statewide software contract
by K. Leonard, Computing and Network Services
published May 9, 2006
As of April 1, Microsoft software has been added to the statewide software contract with Software House International.
K-State departments that wish to order software on state contract No. 07359 should go to SHI's
secure site (https://www.ships.shi.com) or contact sales staff
for a quotation (888-394-5232, Kansas@shi.com).
Statewide software contracts for Oracle, Citrix, and FileNET will continue until further notice.
All other software should be purchased through SHI. If SHI can't provide the software needed
(for whatever reason), it should provide an electronic statement to that effect. At that point, normal
K-State purchasing procedures will apply.
To expedite orders, provide the following information:
- End-user name, e-mail address, and phone number.
- SHI Quotation Number.
- Manufacturer's part numbers.
- For renewals, include serial/SO/license-certification numbers (depending on the vendor and what they require for renewals).
- "Bill-to" and "Ship-to" addresses. (SHI's accounting unit will reject orders without this.)
- If a customer knows they have never been billed to a certain address
or have never ordered from SHI, they should include their state tax exemption certificate so a new account can be set up.
- Clearly state Purchase Order (PO) number (a.k.a. User Number). Some agencies have several
different numbers and different ways of naming this so it is important to reference the correct one in the FIS User Number field.
- Look for special instructions on quotes to determine if additional information is needed on the PO, and
if changing the quantity will also change the original cost of the quote.
- If media is needed, specify that on the request. (All quotes for licenses are license-only.)
No minimum purchase is required.
Turnaround on common software titles should be under 24 hours per the contract.
Questions about software purchasing should be referred to K-State's Purchasing Office, 785-532-6214.
IT by the numbers: K-State Online
by S. Finkeldei, Office of Mediated Education
published May 9, 2006
| K-State Online | Number |
| Courses active for spring 2006 | 1,875 |
| Students active in last 7 days | 16,788 |
| Instructors active in last 24 hours (May 7-8) | 660 |
| e-mails sent using Student Groups tool in spring 2006 | 11,278 |
For May 1-8, K-State Online:
- has had 20,123 unique visitors
- which equals 118,410 unique visits
- viewing 4,514,601 pages (38 pages/visit)
- totaling 14,737,586 hits (124 hits/visit)
- resulting in 227 GB of bandwidth being used
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